Optimizing Technology Use for Chronic Lower-Extremity Wound Healing: A Consensus Document

Raj Mani; David J Margolis; Vijay Shukla; Sadanori Akita; Miltos Lazarides; Alberto Piaggesi; Vincent Falanga; Luc Teot; Ting Xie; Fu Xiao Bing; Marco Romanelli; Chris Attinger; Chun Mao Han; Shuliang Lu; Sylvie Meaume; Zhangrong Xu; Vijay Viswanathan

doi:10.1177/1534734616646261

Optimizing Technology Use for Chronic Lower-Extremity Wound Healing: A Consensus Document

Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2016 Jun;15(2):102-19. doi: 10.1177/1534734616646261. Epub 2016 May 20.

Authors

Raj Mani¹, David J Margolis², Vijay Shukla³, Sadanori Akita⁴, Miltos Lazarides⁵, Alberto Piaggesi⁶, Vincent Falanga⁷, Luc Teot⁸, Ting Xie⁹, Fu Xiao Bing¹⁰, Marco Romanelli¹¹, Chris Attinger¹², Chun Mao Han¹³, Shuliang Lu¹⁴, Sylvie Meaume¹⁵, Zhangrong Xu¹⁶, Vijay Viswanathan¹⁷

Affiliations

¹ Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, Southampton, UK Chiang Mia University, Thailand Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai rm1@soton.ac.uk.
² University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
⁴ Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
⁵ Democritus University, Alexandropoulis, Greece.
⁶ Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
⁷ Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA.
⁸ Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France.
⁹ Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
¹⁰ Medical College of PLA, Beijing, China.
¹¹ University of Pisa, Italy.
¹² Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
¹³ Zhejiang University Medical College, Hunghzhou, China.
¹⁴ Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
¹⁵ AP-HP L'hôpital Rothschild, Paris, France.
¹⁶ 306th Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China.
¹⁷ MV Hospital for Diabetes and Prof M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Education, Training and Research in Diabetes, Chennai, India.

PMID: 27207900
DOI: 10.1177/1534734616646261

Abstract

Innovations in technology are used in managing chronic wounds. Despite the wide range of technologies available, healing of chronic wounds remains variable. In this paper, the authors offer an evidence based approach to the use of technology for diagnosis and management based on the concept of standardised care.

Keywords: SORT; chronic wounds; technology assessment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Consensus
Disease Management
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Inventions*
Leg Ulcer* / diagnosis
Leg Ulcer* / etiology
Leg Ulcer* / therapy
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing*